Devon County Show’s 12 days of Christmas

The Devon County Show has rewritten the ‘12 days of Christmas’ to create a unique seasonal gift card.

According to Show organisers, ‘On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a day at the Devon County Show!’

Show favourites including heavy horse, leaping lambs, tractors a’pullling, buzzing bees and mooing heifers all feature in the festive ditty.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “We’ve had great fun putting our own words to the verse and hope everyone enjoys our Show-inspired idea.”

Ollie added: “This is a great present for young, old and everyone in between! While, for people who would love to go to the Show for all three days, Membership makes a wonderful present and for those who cannot see everything in one day, our membership offer is a bargain for visiting all three!”

The Christmas gift cards featuring the new words are available online and from the Show office until midnight on December 10; membership is also available online.

The Devon County Show 2018 will be held on May 17-19 at Westpoint, Exeter

It will be the 123rd Show - the first was held in 1872

The Devon County is one of the South West's most iconic and enduring annual events attracting an average of 91,000 people.

The Show Secretary is Ollie Allen

The Show is an impressive rural show window which showcases award-winning livestock, the finest food and drink and rural living at its most vibrant

The County Show is the flagship event of the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), which has played a leading role in the development of agriculture, education and he rural economy in Devon since its formation in 1872.